"Coast and Country is where my traditional American art is offered as Home Decor and Gifts for you to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the art you see used on all these beautiful Home Decor and Gifts for your homes."

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Lee shares his thoughts regarding his role in the Coast and Country art and design process:

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"I focus my art on our American Heritage though the medium of water colors.  Each painting tells a story of how we live and work and play. The things we built and how they were used. I want to show the history of this Country in my painting.  I don't see American history being taught to our young anymore.

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I focus my paintings on the American coasts and the beautiful beaches, harbors and docks the people of this great country work and play on every day. I paint the Lighthouses, boats and ships of the past and present. I want people to see the look of daily life throughout our history.

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I love to paint the hills and valleys and forests that make up a great deal of this country. I paint farms and historic buildings that made America what it is today. I love being in the country and discovering landscapes, barns and streams along the way.

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Sometimes I sketch a scene on sight or I photograph the scene to be sketched in my studio at home.

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On my journeys throughtout the back roads and countrysides of this great country I look for the people who are keeping old skills alive. I have always wanted to learn some of these skills myself.

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The skills I put to work for our Coast and Country Gift Store are my watercolor painting skills. I have also admired patch quilts and their beautiful designs, our historic American flags and various forms of folk art. I think back on the Holidays of my youth and remember as a child the images of Christmas and the 4th of July.